Caligare Flow Inspector monitors and analyzes network flows for Cisco devices using NetFlow data.
The software's user-friendly web interface allows you to view, evaluate, and easily analyze network activities. CFI provides you with various features such as virtual real-time traffic monitoring, smart flow filtration, aggregation, and statistical evaluation. The software is capable of providing multi-criteria data flow selection using source/destination IP addresses, protocols, ports, and heuristic methods for detecting applications that use dynamic ports.
CFI Version 3 is capable of monitoring your network and helping you identify possible attacks in real-time. This feature is particularly helpful in identifying suspicious network activities and giving you ample time to respond appropriately. With this, the IT staff can quickly prepare a response to repair the situation and minimize the risk of losing the network.
All information about network activities is archived in a central database. This feature helps the IT staff anticipate potential problems before they occur and respond quickly when issues arise. This is an essential feature for organizations that rely on networks and cannot afford any downtime.
The software comes with several basic statistics features, including bytes, packets, top source hosts per byte or packet, top destination hosts per byte or packet, top host conversations per byte or packet, top applications per byte or packet, top protocols per byte or packet, top ToS/DSCP per byte or packet, top source or destination TCP/UDP ports per byte or packet, top source or destination interfaces per byte or packet, top AS conversations per byte or packet, and top next hops per byte or packet.
The latest release of CFI includes several improvements such as host lists for better network management, a graph icon to visualize network traffic, and a netflow receiving buffer to increase efficiency. It also fixes the removing process for deleted collectors.
In summary, Caligare Flow Inspector is an efficient and user-friendly software tool for monitoring and analyzing network traffic. It provides a wide range of features, including real-time monitoring, traffic filtration, and statistical evaluation. With its ability to identify suspicious network activities and archive network activity data in a central database, it is an essential tool for organizations that rely on networks and cannot afford any downtime.
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